8 minute walkthrough of Deus Ex: Human Revolution

A new gameplay video has appeared for Deus Ex: Human Revolution (DEHR), and with it we get to see just how varied the gameplay is in this third title in the series.

Gamers who’ve had previous experience in the Deus Ex universe will know the game is all about choice. That’s also the case with DEHR, and here we get to see the same scenario played out in three different ways. You can take the lethal approach where everyone dies, the stealthy approach where you just have to be careful not to get spotted, or the alternative approach that may take a little longer and requires exploration, but guarantees you stay away from the enemy.

If nothing else it makes the game good value for money as you can play through 3 times and have a different experience each time. Add to that the extensive augmentations that have yet to be shown off in detail, and we are seeing a game developed here that’s more like the first than the second title in the series. I for one am very happy about that as I much preferred the approach of the first game.

There’s still a few months to wait before we can actually play the game as it had an August release date confirmed earlier this month. I am hoping we get to see a few more of these walkthroughs, though, that give us a heads-up on more of the gameplay scenarios available to us.

We also have to say that the game looks fantastic. The engine being used isn’t Unreal Engine or id Tech 4, this is the Crystal Engine originally from Crystal Dynamics and used to develop the Tomb Raider games, but heavily modified of course. That modification has certainly worked and so far this looks like a next-gen game.